in LA that he met Tommy Stinson (formerly of the Replacements) and formed the band Perfect. The band would put out two records for Restless Records. It was also in this time when Marc and his band members would record the multi- platinum “All about the Benjamins” (Rock Remix) with Puff Daddy. Dave Grohl was also featured on the track.  In the waning days of Perfect Marc formed a new band with his friend and Goo Goo Doll drummer Mike Malinin, Clumsy. Although Mike’s commitments would not allow him to continue with Clumsy, Marc carried on.

After leaving Los Angeles for a brief stint in New York to work on the record with his longtime friend Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors, Marc recorded the Clumsy record “Center of Attention Deficit Disorder” for Idol Records with producer Tim Patalan (Sponge).The record was a critical success, and although it turned out to be a one and done effort it was a very successful launch into the 21st century.

In 2004 Marc released his first solo record under the moniker Solly. The record was named one of the best DIY releases of 2004 by Performing Songwriter Magazine and received many licensing placements, including the hit show Lost. 

 Amongst his many musical endeavors Marc had also been teaching private music lessons since the year 2000. By 2005 Solomon, who had become a gifted music instructor, founded Zounds Sounds School of Music and Recording Studios, a music education and training center. Zounds Sounds currently has a student body of over 100, taught by some of Dallas’ finest musicians. It quickly became a hub of the Dallas music scene and has remained as such for the last 18 years. 

In 2009 Marc spearheaded a non-profit benefiting music education called Way Into Music. Way Into Music is a public charity dedicated to providing quality music instruction and musical instruments to students eager to learn, regardless of their ability to pay. WIM has started music education programs in the Dallas area Boys & Girls clubs, a choir at the Lindsley Park Community School and has sponsored private lessons for over 100 students. Marc was recognized with an award from the Dallas Communities Foundation for Way Into Music’s efforts at the Boys & Girls club.

Of late, Zounds Sounds continues to grow with the expansion of their Lake Highlands studio. And whether doing a clinic at a local school, arranging, recording and producing an up-and-coming band, or gigging around with the Charming Gardeners. Marc Solomon remains a dedicated teacher and advocate for music education.

For over four decades Marc Solomon has been making music. Marc has is always writing, recording, teaching, and gigging. He has written and recorded with such artists as Tommy Stinson, Puff Daddy, Chris Lindsey, Aaron Comess, Mike Malinin and Eddie Munoz. His music has been featured on TV shows such as Lost and The Roast of Donald Trump. Marc been featured in many publications such as Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Performing Songwriter, Phoenix New Times and the USA Today. The readers of his hometown Dallas Observer have nominated Marc for Musician of the Year. A man with many facets, he was also featured in the Dallas Business Journal and appeared in the Onion.  And he is often asked to be a guest clinician, podcast guest and lecturer.

While attending the prestigious Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas during the early 80s he was already gigging in clubs and recording studios around town. Marc moved to Austin in 1989, where he formed The Clowns had a meteoric rise there and in 1992 he the band moved to Los Angeles.

During the 90s renaissance in L.A., Solomon befriended and worked with many of the people who would help create the foundation for his next two decades of work in the music industry. It was during this time